The Best of Rachmaninoff

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RACHMANINOV
The Best of Rachmaninoff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn / Robert Shaw Festival Singers / William Tritt (piano) / Lang Lang (piano)

[ Telarc Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 16 June 2006

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Rachmaninoff's music was characterized by memorable soaring melodies, rich orchestration and Romantic chromatic harmonies, which made it distinctively Russian. The Best of Rachmaninoff, an essential recording for Rachmaninoff fans, compiles Telarc's most beautiful performances.

Tracks:

1. Adagio (exerpt) from Symphony No. 2

2. Bogoroditsye Devo, Raduisya (Rejoice, O Virgin) from Vespers

3. Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (transcribed for orchestra)

4. Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5

5. Allegro from The Bells, Op. 35

6. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 from Fourteen Songs

7. Prelude in C-sharp minor

8. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) from Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

9. Andante cantabile from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

10. Excerpts from Piano Concerto No. 2

11. Khvalite Imya Gospodne - (Praise the Name of the Lord) from the Vespers

12. Finale: Alla breve from Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30